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TOlSIY?MbRmNaAIinC23 t t s f MED or ram Funeral Services Are Held Qn Monday; Jordan Woman is Also Dead STAYTON, . Ore., Atril ,1B: Mrs. S. ' (3., Crabtree , passed '.away at ' her borne da Saturday .'after noon at 2 o'clock, after an illness of three - weeks. Deceased! was 73 years and 4 months' Of age, and was the niotfifer of 5 children: M. i J. of Mehama" and J. K,fdf illodd I nixerj T Everett 'Crabtree, j Mrs. Nora Taylor and Mrs. 'Grace Hol- lord, of Stayton, also three "step rWldren, W. W. Crabtree of Stay n, T. C: Crabtree and Mrs; jMary pwnsend cf Salem, all of 'whom s . jrvive her. She also leaves ! a and two sisters, Mrs.' J. R. Gard ner of Stayton and a' sister Al bany. " Fonfiral services Were 'held from the -Cbris.tian church -of which she "has' long' been?1 a! mem ber, Monday-afternoonr, and - the remain laid beside those,, of her husband;"" 'Who passed on several years . ago.- -'"Jeiriariy ' benatif ol floral tributes' gave eilent bi elo quent testimony "of the ,1rlgh "es teem in which1 she Vas "held by the pevyie nmuug won sne nas iivea tor so many eaf s. ' O. H. -Ray,. lira. Roxie" Shank, and 6therei"atiyes-from 4the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood." in' it.inn county, passed . through M Stayton early .Easter morning, enroute to Saem 4-where t'Bey ''spent -th' j day with "Mrs. LillieNadstanek, iwho Im a" stater of -Mr. "Ray and " Mrs. Shank. '' A" double releb ration " 6 f I ine uay was a reaiure, tc oeing.ine blrfhday of --Mrs. j'Nadstajiekt as well as, Easter day. .tirf rig! tlje arn fn tfiA TinrlT .-"AvnvA out the was t V " the route -followed " by f 4 V 'ossom day caravan, .' which added pleasure. . Henry. J. j Parker-came over; ito . Jem Saturday 'and '-was 'shaking ands "with :old v friends iabou town;' J Mr, Parker r"wa8a iopeer resident of . this t vicinity hibeing raked on -a donation rland clalhi near Sablimity;-ahd rt6r"VBtiE(iber ott years served as stager driver carrying the mail between .Turner and Mehama, whicfr at' that time was the, end of the mail roote.'It , is neeuiess to say ne notes many changes along the old stage route. To. show, theirappreciation to the townspeople land patrons jof the school, the student body gave a two hours free 'entertainrnent in tfce school auditorium Friday night. The house was ' packed with standing room at a premium. Many stood up- during the entire program. . The prograc jin form of a High Jenks,.was good; a-w -each number was well ten dered by the pupils, showing hiuch careful training. W. Swallow moved his fam y and household effects to Tur ner on Saturday, where they will reside.., Mr. .Swallow has," employ-f ment in the Salem woolen mills. and the move will 'bring he and I the family nearer together. Mrs I swallow was an active j member i in church work and will be miss ed by the membership. T. C. Crabtree of Sa(lem,: and his sister, Mrs. Ed Townsend also of Salem, were here several days during last week assisting in the care of their ' mother, Mrs. S,! G. Crabtree. during her serious' ill ness. Mr. Crabtree and Mrs. Townsend are both former resi dents of Stayton. Otto WilsofC a .prominent -automobile "dealerVof j Salemi was in Stayton during last week demon titrating one of the new. models for which be is agent. !!; Airs. Evalyn. Shelton whose I death occured at her home in I Jordan on Thursday of last week. was the grandmother of "W. W. Trabtree of Stayton. Mrs. Shelton as one of Linn county's earliest pioneers and lacked but ; a 'few months of being 99 years. of age, r. Crabtree and family and other Mayton friends attended eral. the -fun f l i i'1'C.' iIJIiii Sent By His Own Doctor Hiwrdr wia KWfw to ; BirtMrkria rn tJ tht 1 firat 5 try Dr. Cbaa. J. Dhi'i MMnical IrwW ' Mat. aa today I watt aaJ akky.M ' If you, too, are su2erih wiuv Piles 6r" OtKer Hrf ii rtr CrJin I disorders, you mutt sooner or later wop experimenting -with yoar health, and f cured m I have cured thousand of caaei, many of the moat severe and of a Iongitandingaa 40 yearn My norv-irsi-I "- cjritreatmentUCUARAN- 0Z& TEED to cure vour PiIe.or fv- jour fee will be refunded. Vfc"TSS" - Or r 9T . J Mr. and Mrs; Frank Raaseher of Sublimity - were' among- those from out of town who were trad ing one dayHthe laft'er 'part of the week, j Mr..-RaMcher says grcf. irie things on the farm are re sponding to the'i warm weather in very i satisfactory manner. " 1M! ' '. --A -.V several , , exception uy. iie-uTj owersf ram. lt;;f Saturday, during the . afternoon, which flooded the gutters and lit erally dorve traffic off the streets tor the time being, and seriously Interfered wlthj the "Uall game, which was in progress on the home diamond. Mrs. CJ H. Brewer was indis- nosed several days last "week, suf fering With a light attack of the flu. John ill 1 .Mielki : .wife .... and daughter,! Cecelja, ' arrived s home Friday ! from a two ; months ahto tour through California, They en joyed, a wonderfpi scenic trip, and are kept busy telling their friends of the pleasures tvenjoyed while away, in . -j w. ii. !.: Ailis I who . operates a line , between.:- Stayton and truck Gates has been ro affned to 'his bed for the past ; two weeks with a-serious attack been . prevalent of 41u . which lias among Stayton people for the past mb'nth. . ill. J. Marking manager for the Adams Hardware company store has been : nursing a badly swollen face lately,' on-account. of. an at tack of neuralgia. I ' The iWoinen church ' held i a ot ? the Catholic cooked food.'-sale Saturday f which neat sum. The -netted them a , proceeds are to benefit" of" the be used for th church. James Mielki. a'stodent. at OAC and a college, chum,, came over from .porvallis Friday evenlfng spending the asjter .vacation with the Mielki family here. vis(itirig".wlth friends here - Satur- day. . . 'El MIST Rev.Tred Taylor, of Sioux uny, iowa,i win Arrive in uny, i oaay H Rev. Fred'C. Taylor "of Sioux City, Iowa, successor to Rev. j Blaine E. 'Kirkpktrick to the as torate of the .Jirst Methodist tjhurch, according to a telegram receiTed ! yesterday, will 'arrive in Salem sometime today. It-is-hoped that Rev.? Taylor will arrive Ifn I tfrae to "meet a large 'number 'off the congregation tonight at the prayer meeting service at which Dr. 'J. D, s McCormick wiU Te In charge Rev. and Mrs. Tayfor . will be ZcrZi?r a aghter. miss . uw.x.. ia;iui. mime luarriaEe will be an event of the summer, a son of college age, ind three younger children. The Second danghter j in the family, who U married, probably will not-come west. ; J , ' i ev irapatrtcK . recently ac cepted the 'position of general secretary to the Ep Worth League, with headquarters In Chicago. Perhaps the Job UVill; Never i ho ' I h rM inrh r Mnui iinAA -1 Willi be Coming On Constant dripping of water on a stone, -will eventually wear away ine stone, ' then maybe If you will remain 'constant - for butt a Utile lbnger and the reporter likewise, the number of uncounted, twins in the county will 'decrease until it finally becomes nothing. Here are the latest; ones discovered: ' ; K Erciil and Russel rwllsOn, age" 8, Mehama; Viola and Iona Noberg, age 8JBcbtts-Mills; Rodney and Ralph Meters, age" ,12,: rimte 3, S a letn ; : Lucille 'and - Lucyette Plank, age 10, route 3, Salem; Wllbur-and Wirma Kelley age 12. routed, Salem; Jfamea and dbhn Kfnnls, age 1 1, branch arid Law rence Krebs. age 17, and Margar ette and ' Helen Wehrman, age 16, of Woodburn. I .. ? Silvertcn Cou?leAreAVcd livAt Vancouver; on' Saturday I ILVERTON, Ore... April 15 Special , to ! The Statesman ) . Miss "Amy Miller, a 8enIor2n-the Silverton high school, and f organ Rice, m employee! tat ; the - Silver Falls company at tSitvert6n, were married at Vancouver,: Wash4 Satt urday morning. ' Tbey returned to Silverton Tuesday jand -were given a-v noisy - joy .rid through, the streets." '"They; wiHeako .their hoiirMOn Ma3!53n " street,'. Mrs: Rlcells Jthe daughter Of Mr. and Mrs,1 F. Mr.Miller of the Waldo Hills and Mr. Rice fs 8r8oaor-irs?i ;'"t ' May. like of SUvferto'n. ' ;v ' filiJ Mil i. Blossoms Sufficiently Set to Prevent Any Damages Beinij Done Orchards : s Rain verging.'on a rt'elnge 'and bringing thousands "of 'dollars' of benefit to the districts fell be tween 2 and 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.' a; "Curbs - ran fuH'atifl pferflowinS; In several sections of the city but the Vain did ;not con tinue long enough to do any dam age": : ; :, . - : x . Fruitmen believe that the blos soms have" sufficiently set to, pre vent, any damage from the down pour and as long as the rain was Warm and: not cold benefits are an ticipated. A week of cold, rainy weather at this time would -prove Very harmful to the fruit'roS.' Spring grains, small fruits and other similar crops will ' receive enormous; benefits from the mois ture. ; Farmers in. general - have their grOund "worked and einect favorable! effects throughout the growing season. ' 4 The rain Wednesday and Tues day night! was not local but spread over the entire stated Reports from the Klamath coun try Indi cate that- BtoekmeR-wilKbv greatrjr oenetited ,rby ,Tie . moisture as-wa ter .holes Ihavebeen filled on the ranges. Eugene ana Reseburg re port havjr warm rains" while east ern Oregon wheat farmers ? and ranchers were relieved at the rain as the range Brass as been suf fering from. lack of moisture. '; The "rain hea-e, as in other-places "was accompahied by a few clans of thuhder. Light electrical and thunder " 'storms were reported from other cities reporting rain. Feet Enemy Secrectly ivonnanea irom pK 1 islands and "before" the attack on Oahu is made. " In the fleet that 'plouglied through the Pacific' tonight were !27 vessels of all classes. "With several additions "which will bring to 140 the total strength of the "blue" fleet and tho 30 vessels of the "black" or "enemy fofces;there will be an aggregation of 170 vessels of war in Hawaiian waters at," one time prior to the 4e parture of ; 55 of these ships for the trip to Australia. I HOXOL.IJL.C", April 15. Orders were issued here todav for. mo- hfii-Mtton Saturday of the Ha wai 1311 national -guard for participa- fionJ-fn the1 wming joint army- navy maneuvers. While no secret was made "of " the mobilization army headquarters refffSe'a to di- LTlge .what " would be doiie - with ne feaard, saying that all maneu- "ers,iplang were being kept secret The guard will take part in de- ffeose of the islarids against the attacking ! United States grand fleet. woman Admits Poison Charge ; in ' Confession - (uoBttnnod from jaj 1) the " details ' Of the tragedy, fshe moaned "as she was led away, "Oh; she I couldn't do It She couldn't do It!" The girl was taken away and Mrs.' Cunningham plunged at once into, the complete history of the poison case ' .' ' i The 'son 1 Mrs. Cunningham said she did not poison was Harry, His was one' of the two, bodies of her children exhumed a .few days ago and Dr. William D. McNally of Chicago corbnerscbemUt. , .said that he had found poison in the viscera of this body ks well as in that of the other" body examined. Mrs. Cunningham said 'that she 8prea(r e poison in the form of "rocuic on orraa anu ouuer mai she gave to members, of herfam- ily.and each time, she did 'so, she ate'some of it herself. 'She tried to explain her -motive for "poison ing, only, one child' at a time as follows: . " i" ' ': '.. ' ' ' Something seemed to draw in my head and tell me I had to get rid of them. I thought that I' was going to die' and with ted to take them with-me. I ' only Zpoisoned ones I "loved the ;best and 'I "pots oned the ones I liked the best in turn because I wanted them with me." i-y .v .' -is.. Her daughter told her excitedly not to talk aad that good lawyers "would be obtained to defend ; her but Mrs. Cunningham replied an- grily I . don't, want good lawyers. rilfeel -better after I tell " them about it." ; - . - The daughter was asked -If she wanted to ,hear what her mother had -to say. ; ; "Yes, I want, to . hear what yon are making her -say," the girl screamed at Sheriff Strong. V y We ate not making; her say anything. She has volunteered to renus her story." lheherlf t "told the -irl aid: the mother-assented. : ASTORIA, Ore.Aprll 15; Rep- resentatires of many Oregon and . aoiiingion creaiaeriea are- sched uled to- arrive in thls' city- tomor r&w morning for the first feeeting of the'ewly orgaMied North Pa Tifie Cooperative Creamery asso cutionto be "held here today, v ; MURD0rJKlrb4NSV'n QUESTIONS IH SALEM -(Continued from 1) ' " ; - . t . - . . -; times, and he employs no outside means.'. . - j . ilia experiments are baffling in the. extreme and even college pro fessors,;, versed in V the. higher sciences. h a v e confessed', them selves "baffled . at the mysterious power; which enables this 'man to answer questions after they have been wrltten and' placed on a table before the eyes1 of those who wrote thein.':..,?-3. I - :it i There ,ia not..a sIngle objection. able feature about his act and he especially- invites " those who are skeptical ," Jto submit their" cjues ttons to him or apply any reason able " tes't.of "his; power. M u rdock. has agreed to a-car through ItheBtreets of Sa lem while blindfoldedJ.The .drive will be staged Tuesday noon and stops , will be " made at "various business hoyses. , .The complete, route "an'l"stops will' be published i Sunday's Statesman. V : Mu rdock has car (o drive, -u chosen the Moon Arrangements 'for the drive lias been made with Mr. Fred Delano. of the Salem. Auto mobile 'company, W"ho " recently added this car to their lines. Frafik Rligh, Rligh Vthehter," manager' of the shows his confi dence in Murdock by guaranteeing to stands for 'all j damages "to "the car.'" ' .'See'. Sufiday's'Statesmah'' tor complete details1 of the blfrtdfolded drive." " " " ' 1.1 ' ': ' Linen Expert ;Gives Details bn'Industry (CoBUaoedjfrom par 1) payments Mr. Sanson stated-that the calls-would! 'be made as fol lows:;: . , "Ten -per cent On June,!, lj 20 per August 1, 23 peY cent on October l.and'25-per cent on February 1, 1926; ;-.'t "" . '-' ;V ! The deep Interest shown by the committees last inight demonstrat ed the Kdetermf nation' existing ;'to see the r proposition1 to a ; finish: The committee men -plan to stick to therrgtms. - t - : -' Mr;? Sanson left for.:. Portland last night, .orhre he is to address "a --popular ""iaass imeetfii;- which several riocaL business; men and othetsre.plannlng 'ro-'attend."' -. ; Mrs: G. Klorfein .exhibited. sam ples of linen which -she has .-made with her own hands some 15 years ago. " The cloth y as in good Shape I ana irom its appearance would le good for service the -coming fif teen : years. : She exnlatrtki Wniw she had tended the flax f In the field," pulled it and .prepared It for spidning. "The cloth was made during ! the - winter evenings on looms;.- , ... : Leaders Taking Interest ' ' 1 ; In Many Athletic Events The 'Leaders df tie YMCA. un der the eantalnrV mi) 'm9m. ship St Seotty Marr. are organ ized to go out and eeL some base- ball scalps this season. ' . : Charles Simpsdn will be mana ger of the tennis teams t of the YMCA, and hasl arranged rfor-a series of." games! in thn -to.ifnn. meat to ... be held soon, ' " In "ad dition he has arranged, a consola tion . tburnament. The j Leaders have "eight players ?.in this rrou a who wilj compete. ?. ) . :. y- The -achedule'i has been made out'and-ItTias'been dexrriitely 4r! aagea - to-piay.-tne Portland Jun-i or. Leaders of-the YMCA at -Port- land .'a't the concluslon of the sea son." ... ... -.. I'.- j, .-. , ..-. i 11 t RHEUMATIC NEURITIS 4 Cannot -Exfrt in' tba iHnaiatt "Body if Toa It ia a thame toiauffrr witii i.nnlli or any form -of RbeumatUm. . -. ; Tbw I'resrnntioar doe not . rain ih ktorawrb, .it dd; not dtrpu h heart. lot all tka Blilt IDlt tnod food sou wink wair. taking Tronk' mcrrpion. Cmi-J mi no laerctirr.kalioiiat aod a. oil win- tarcreen ar norcoUr. but nosithrely,. ever-. tomrn ibjt kind. -!jof rheumatiia nr front am erth. What montdo Tou vutl There inc. i lonriniBr DCllprr in frMI- rni ane una oiTfsi mown and also a I aaocrlor 'liver nedielna. 4 Trunk'a- VrnerivMn aua for $1.75 ar for oaly V0 at PTy 'i)nu (Hot. US So. Corrnmrcial St. Adrt ' - ,j v V ... wtu ba la r ' - T max - ," - O'ATURDAY. r drive 7 smr 0&aE2&zz, "tisMzi : When'er you feel a trifle ill. And are inclined to take a pill. Just read THE . ' that "day FUN i SHOP for And laugh all your aches and pains away, at a. 4 11 g Mahler: "Dr. jlease M certainly a practicar man.r :' t Patek: In 'what way?" , Mahler: "la lots of ways. For ipstanoe. be uses' adhesive "tape to j Gertrude. BALLADR OF a! POPULAR MAN i . By H. T. Harrison When-1 ate importuned to dine "j fTis not f or - my society That gentlemen 4nd ladies pine. I have no verbal brilliancy; I am not quiclt "wltli repartee; I. tell no witty anecdote; But explain the mystery I'm the owner of j a dinner coat! There Is a flapper, quite -divine. Who loves to So about with me inougn oancing never was my V Hud; , ' . ; - I never had the dancing bee. To state the matter truthfully She likes my styled she's made a note " . ; : 'j - - . That I'm presentable, yon see; .-, I'm the owner of a dinner coat! . i . .. .- .4 V . A heap of invitations fine ? 1 Comes flooding In right merrily And every day 1 must decline Jvoless, it any time, than three; ," I makornfychbice fastidiously. It is to -this Tact jthat-I vote My fgrowing popularity I'm owner of a dinner coat! " - ' - . ;i : Envoy; Young men, if yoju would grow to -; be : , , . - A vei-y welcome gueet, just quote These wordsof mine; say quietly "I'm owner of a dinner coat!" Horely deeded -Ilammons: '.'What is going to be the next great medical discovery?" Prof. Brusque j: "Isolating .'the cross word bacillus and making a serum for the plague." . Foresight T One cold ' night recently little Mary 'was saying -her prayers. '. As she was taking so much time her mother said: j'Hurry up, Mary and get in bed.'. . , : j "Wait, Mother;' replied MaryJ "I'm .saying- them for' tomorrow night, too." '" I ' - " - j ' ! Drayton Rutherford. . A- LETTER FROM I Pierre 'Legrou . By. Dr. "WalttfrU. Traprock -I have Jfust. received; a letter from .Pierre Legrou, the finest y -yy iiniifffei! 4: yy We have- received several Walnut dfiifrrg;' suiti of Spanish design but . the 4 ; buff etsi are missing1. We livilleirtheVS-foot extension bow end table anct . ; six chairs at-a sacrifice. 'If. we had the buffets, the'ehairs and ifAC:1flfl tables alone would be - r yy?jimm 7" . lyy' We Charge - :No Interest : l f : .:- j- 1 trapper land guide and the best fellow in the "Province" of Quebec, Pierre is at present lumber jacking In the . Northwest, and 1 give you his letter as it stands, not so much for its picturesque method - of expression as 1 for " its testimony to the amazing quick ness and presence of mind of these hardy children of the forest. Here it is: ) "Dere Dock, i Write you one fanny, ting happen by me. Las week I travel on horse tru woods, den,-all sudden i come hy "one grand erevasSe,. she maybe two, three yard wide, i say. ! Pierre, she no so big la crevasse. So i back horse "and make run an we jump, but we no make. Horse an me we fall down, down, down, "one run feet, two bun feet, i say Pierre, by Gar, she deep erevesse. den i see bottom she some t up. Wen we six feet " from "bottom I Jump 'off, horse she dead but i don't hurt myself, i only fall six feet. Tou jours, p. L." ' r ' I can neither add nor snbstract from this letter. I can only re peat that it is one of the best in stances of quick thinking that I have ever heard 6t I ad Pierre refers to it simply as, "one funny ting." "Ah,-Pierre, mon brave, If here were only "more like you In the world! L Thoe Kitchenette Real Estate Arpnt- "Th, , all the rooms in the apartment, Maaam." 4 , . , . , . . Prospective 'Tenant: 1 :. "Rooms? Why, I thought these "were the closets." . " , : , Mrs. C. C. Morris, FnderCovfr '. RaT! "ReaiUnp 7riir? lan't 'ao fashionable, as it was when we were boys."" 1 - Norman: "Xo 5 wonder. Look at "the kind of books they print nowadays." - Benjamin Gelasio.- THK -RPORTTXG GOODS ' COtTX- " ' ' TKR " The "Tear-Rounl Kpo'i-t McGraw: "Would you call baseball the great - American game?" Bayes: N'o Marriage." ' Welles Hawkins. . SPORT WILLIES 'I Willie, playing by himself, Took 'some dishes from the shelf. Saying: "Indoor baseball's-great! Here's a' pitcher and a plate." Rudie L. Willie, ennning little soul. In the pathway dug a hole. . . . Grandpa fell and wrenched his ' .'side; . . , ''Touchdown, Grandpa!" r Wilie i4 ri iVi'i p-?7'J ia "worth $140 but we wilj.sell thern at .. ' Tour. camTr:not cur loss, ) 4 bpmeone else . must Yrltike lip the 'difference Another suit . D lt7 CVl of like 'design atOlvl OV . ' See 'Our AVindbws r.v .y't . -i . :i :y yyy :y , I y)J) 3JjyVJ SVT:: VL-1 A al - " ! C . -5fe.-gig . t y s co3i''-. sr- eriedj -Hamilton "Loeb. In spite of prohibition, the ath letic bowls are full of punch; I . ' - .- . : ; . i 4 - April Khowers L Doggone these April showers That bring the Maytlme. flowers; To me they mean just hours Of wasted, time from sort. - 4 - 4 ". If I have, with sweet-Janice,' L A promise to play tennis, : .-j " As sure as my name's "Dennis There" is a 'mdddy court. - At 'ball games we are cheated; No sooner are we seated - j Than to rain "checks "We're treated A'nd told .to come again. My 'disposition sours - ' - At thoughts of . springtime show ; ' rs; , A ' j I wish the; weather powers j Would cut out April rain. ! ,'"". U- y HI . D. Dennis. ' '! i "''j''" 'f-T :' ' : - " i ; . i Conclusive Evidence, j Jones: "The ancient Egyptians are said to haVe had a very high civilization." ; . 1 1 . ' Hagen: ;"It couldn't have; am ounted to much.1 There wan'ta single! golf ball ' found in Tut's tomb." - .'. . - 1 . , J Otto Clark OinXESE IS SKVTEXCED " PORTLAND, Ore., April J5. Louie. Sing. Eugene -Chinese, con victed In federal court yesteralay of selling -narcotics, was sentenced today ! to serve two years at Mc Neil island penitentiary and fined 'OilSIUTIS I i -Apply thickly over throat i cover with hot flannal f V VAPORUB Qr 17 Malimn Jan Uamd Tmmriy TodayFriday OREGON j .1 i '- i i 1 1. "Use Your Credit .. -- L-h,- X CHANEY ! - i -in y-.' 1 : ! tiv rJiHaiirsLtD University nnrn "1 '"S MW6 1 1 j r Ore sbrio BEST Glee Club 'ma t .;n ' ',, y,t l:15).lii. , ".d;.:!S3i;:i ' - '; ' -p. " ' " tm 'kLiLJ m " J ij ' ' " ... - . .... StUuuiuS- SCO nzsnnvcD On Czlz ;:i - f -. y a w I w ( M.TVS ?n i